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Late afternoon sun
falls on the The Tao of Pooh
I’ve never read it
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by Scooj
Tag: poem
Keep your distance
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Outdoor existence
seen through a two metre lens
I long to embrace
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by Scooj
English climate change
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Dry spell continues
after such a wet winter
a summer-like spring
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by Scooj
Emerald bomber
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An approaching drone
zig-zag crashing on the hedge
cheer the rose chafer
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by Scooj
Rose chafers are the most beautiful beetles, and one of the larger ones found in the UK. They seem to be more prevalent than they were in my childhood and provide an exotic touch to our gardens during May and June. They are closely related to cockchafers colloquially known as May bugs, but are rather more attractive. Loud and clumsy, these beetles have a charm all of their own (although the grubs are monstrously destructive).
Allotment evening watering
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Ear close to the ground
listen to the grateful earth
drink with a sizzle
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by Scooj
Dirty, rotten scoundrels
Without contrition
without dignity, honour
or integrity
The self-styled ‘king of the world’
shows his true colours again
by Scooj
I didn’t think that I could be upset by Boris Johnson any more. He represents nothing that I believe in, but by jingo he has done it again by his pathetic and snivelling defence of Dominic Cummings’ wrongdoings. Remember this lot will ‘win at any cost’. Well sometimes good governance is not about winning, but is about learning from mistakes and moving on, bringing the people with you for the greater good. I am so saddened by what is going on.
Ridiculous
Inside the greenhouse
watering seedlings and plants
outside it’s raining
by Scooj
Chattering
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Starlings ascending
disturbed while feeding their young
I the disturber
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by Scooj
Manana
Seeds in their packets
won’t be growing anywhere
I’ll plant tomorrow
by Scooj
Barbecue spring
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Who needs a summer?
already the swifts’ shrill cries
fill gorgeous blue skies
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by Scooj
Natural adventures 